Category: Pakistan

Talat Hussain, a celebrated actor and director who carved out his niche in Pakistan’s drama industry, was laid to rest in Defence Phase 8 graveyard on Sunday night.  A number of people including friends and showbiz personalities turned up to bid farewell to the Pakistan Television’s star of yesteryears. The news of his death was […]

Senator Shibli Faraz of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came down hard on the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday, stating that a wave of fascism had swept the country due to the incumbent government’s undemocratic tactics.  During a Senate session chaired by Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar, the PTI leader spoke about the recent […]

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved $2.58 million for the families of Chinese workers killed in the Shangla attack earlier this year and Rs88 billion in other supplementary grants for various ministries.  The ECC, which met with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair, approved compensation package for the families […]

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has inaugurated the largest interchange of Punjab, Multan Road Interchange today. Maryam Nawaz has also inaugurated the Ring Road Southern Loop (SL) 3. On the direction of CM Maryam Nawaz, the toll tax on SL 3 has been waived off for one month, citizen can travel for free. Punjab CM […]

The Islamabad High Court issued a notice to the PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) on Friday, restraining it from taking disciplinary action against television channels for broadcasting court proceedings. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the hearing on the petition jointly filed by the Press Association of Supreme Court (PAS) and the Islamabad […]

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Monday forecast increased day temperatures from May 21 -27, advising the citizens to adopt precautionary measures to protect them from severe heat wave conditions. The PMD revealed that the day temperatures were likely to remain 4 to 6 Celsius degree above normal in Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan from May […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday announced to move the court against a controversial defamation bill passed by the Punjab Assembly. Speaking to media persons outside an anti-terrorism court, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan said government was going to enact a black law. Ayub said, “According to the Constitution, freedom of expression cannot […]

GUJRANWALA (Pakistan Post) – An anti-terrorism court of Gujranwala on Tuesday framed charges against three people allegedly involved in attack on PTI founder Imran Khan in Wazirabad during the long march. A judge of the anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala conducted hearing of Wazirabad attack case. During the hearing, the charges were read out to the […]

LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – Former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has been nominated in 20 new cases related to the May 9 violent riots, it is learned. A report was submitted to the Lahore High Court by the inspector general of Punjab Police in this respect on Tuesday. According to the report, a copy […]

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – The inquiry committee, established to investigate the wheat import scandal, has recommended action against four officers of the Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research in its findings presented to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to sources, the premier has approved the recommendations of the committee which had been ordered […]